Japan Lowers Yangtze Ban With Limited Trade Reopen
Japan announces it will reopen the Yangtze river below Nanking to third power traffic under military restrictions. The move follows talks with U S envoy Grew and Foreign Minister Nomura, though the date remains uncertain. Central China commerce hopes rise while fears about military operations linger.
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Tokyo
China
Yangtze River
Nanking
Foreign Office
United States
Joseph C. Grew
Admial Kichisaburo Nomura
Uderstood
Japan
Chihacer
Yangtze
iAmerican
Quar Shanghai
Holt Answers Union Critics in West Virginia Message
Governor Holt, in a 79 page message to West Virginia miners, questions union leaders about their motives and methods while denouncing tactics akin to Hitlerism. He revisits his feud with the CIO over last spring’s Appalachian mine shutdown and criticizes leaders by name. His remarks signal a broader clash over labor influence and miners’ rights in Charleston.
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Charleston
Holt
West Virginia
America
CIO
Appalachian
Messrs
van A. Bittner
William Blizzard
PRESS GUILD LEADER DIES
New York December 18 Heywood Broun 51 columnist and president of the American Newspaper Guild died today at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after pneumonia from a heavy cold and a heart attack. He had been unconscious much of the time, with a fever of 105.2 degrees at 8 am. Broun, a Brooklyn native, studied at Harvard and began newspaper work in 1908, later known for his optimistic outlook and a final column advising rest in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heywood Broun
Newspaper Guild
Harkness Pavilion
New York
American Newpaper Guild
Brown
Harkness Pation
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Broun
Florida
Brooklyn
Harvard
Specialties Show Gains On New York Exchange
A handful of specialties posted modest gains on the New York Stock Exchange today while many leaders remained in lower territory. Notable risers included International Paper, Cuban-American Sugar, Allied Chemical, Union Bag-Paper, Sparry, Curtis-Wright, Anaconda, Kennecott, Southern Pacific, U.S. Steel, Goodrich, and Goodyear as traders awaited tax selling conclusions and Congress convening early in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International Paper
Allied Chemical
Union Bag-Paper Sparry
Curtis-Wright
Anaconda
Kennecost
Sothern Pacific
N. ¥. Central
Goodrich
Goodyear
Congress
Five Youths Perish In School Dorm Fire
Five youths were burned to death when a fire swept a renovated barn used as a dormitory at the Georgia State School for Feeble Minded Children near Gracewood, Augusta. The blaze started in a linen room on the first floor. 24 boys resided there, with several escaping by sliding down outside piping or jumping to safety. The fire was discovered about 1:30 a.m.
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Augusta
Georgia State School
Gracewood
Schwall
German Ship Sunk by English Submarine Ursula
The Admiralty said the submarine Ursula sank a 6,000 ton German Koeln class cruiser after breaking through destroyer screens near the Elbe. The cruiser carried 571 men and was identified by silhouette. A second German steamer Antiochia was scuttled earlier, and the Graf Spee was also destroyed by its crew at Montevideo.
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London
Admiralty
Ursula
British Press Association
Elbe
Cuxhaven
Brunscuettel
North Atlantic
Montevideo
Graf Spee
Two Young Negroes Executed At Rockview
Bellefonte Pa December 18 two Philadelphia youths James Fuller 25 and Fletcher Legrand 22 were executed in the state electric chair for killing a watchman during an attempted robbery. The two men refused to recite the fifty third Psalm as the chaplain urged. Executed by Frank Lee Wilson both finished in about three minutes each at 2000 volts after pleading guilty to slaying watchman John Hayworth 70 in a Philadelphia store.
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Bellefonte
Pennsylvania
James Fuller
Fletcher Legrand
C. F. Lauer
Rockview Penitentiary
Frank Lee Wilson
Fuller and Legrand
John Hayworth
Philadelphia
Georgia Highway System Under Martial Law
Adjutant General John E. Stoddard announced martial law for Georgia's state highway department and its properties. Troopers were stationed at the department building and at the chairman's office amid the clash between Governor Rivers and W. Linton Miller, who secured a court injunction preventing interference with his chairmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
John E. Stoddard
Georgia National Guard
State Highway Department
Highway Department
E. D. Rivers
W. Linton Miller
Miller
Rivers
Conference On Highway Project Is Scheduled
A conference with State Road Commission officials is planned by Mayor P. G. Gillispie at City hall this afternoon to finalize plans for improving the West Main street approach to Grafton from Country club road. Gillispie invites Taylor County Board of Trade members to join SRC representatives to resolve ongoing differences over the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Road Commission
P. G. Gillispie
City Hall
West Main Street
Grafton
Country Club Road
Gillispie
Taylor County Board of Trade
SRC
Commission
Progressive League to Back Roosevelt for Third Term
In Washington on December 18, the National Progressive League may be revived to support Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940. The group includes Democrats and Independent Republicans who backed Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936, with Melvin D. Hildreth stating they hope to continue the league and back Roosevelt amid Garner’s presidential bid.
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Washington
Garner
National Progressive League
Roosevelt
League
Melvin D. Hildreth
Uvalde Tex
Texas
Bus Wreck Damage Suit Trials Opening Today
In Welch December 18 the trial of damage suits from a school bus wreck near War opened today. Twenty three suits were filed in circuit court. Damages sought range from 10,000 dollars in six actions to 25,000 dollars in seventeen. Murphy Bus Company named as defendant.
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Welch
Murphy Bus Company
Ohio Factory Fire Razes Three-Story Plant in Piqua
A December blaze at the Holland Mills Company three story plant in downtown Piqua, Ohio, was checked by firefighters from six towns. Fire Chief P. J. Caulfield, 72, died of heart failure while battling the flames. Damage estimates hovered near 100000 for the building and contents.
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Pique
Holland Mills Company
P. J. Caulfield
Piqua
Inquest Open Over Grover C Poe Body
Six jurors sworn in at Bartlett Funeral Home to view Grover C Poe who died suddenly at 54 in Thornton. Brother Harvey Poe requested autopsy and stomach contents analysis. coroner Dr. Paul Warden adjourned for lab report. Paced by jurors L W Heinlein Ben Poling Thamer Yates Ona C Jefferys E K Fatterfield C W Edward.
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Grover C. Poe
Thornton
Bartlett
McGraw Avenue
Poe
Paul P. Warden
Corsoner
Harvey A. Poe
L. W. Heinlein
Ben Poling
Thamer Yates
Ona C. Jefferys
E. K. £Atterfield
C. W. Edward Ap
Warden
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Barbour County Teacher Held As Reckless Driver
Warren B. Kennedy a Barbour county school teacher from Philippi faces a municipal court hearing for reckless driving after his car crashed into a vehicle owned by County Game Protector Joe Powell on West Main Street. Kennedy posted a 26 bond to appear before Mayor P F Gillispie. Captain A E Lockard and Sheriff Herbert Evans led the investigation and Kennedy’s arrest. Powell’s vehicle suffered extensive damage.
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Warren B. Kennedy
Philippi
Barbour County
Joe Powell
West Main Street
Kennedy
P. F. Gillispie
A. E. Lockard
Herbert Evans
Powell
Two Residences Burned In Flemington Fire
A Saturday night fire in Flemington’s College Hill destroyed two small houses and caused extensive water damage to a third. Volunteer bucket brigades saved a six room residence owned by Dr S D Hays heirs, but the blaze gutted the Thomas Dillon dwelling. A adjoining two room house owned by Charles Gibson was also destroyed. Total loss estimated at 3000 dollars.
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College Hill
Flemington
Thomas Dillon
Howard Hart
Charles Gibson
Gibson
Baltimore and Ohio Joining In Celebration Of Yuletide
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad employees set up a large white pine Christmas tree between the station and Hotel Grafton. Blue lights highlight the tree as children discuss Santa Claus and Yuletide spirit each night. The Cooperative Traffic Jam movement, led by E, directs the tree’s display.
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Baltimore
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Grafton
Graf Spee Sunk By Own Crew Near Montevideo Harbor
The German pocket battleship Graf Spee was scuttled by its crew just outside the Montevideo harbor after Captain Hans Langsdorf set off internal mines. The action saved over 1,000 lives and left the ship to sink, with only the superstructure remaining as a grim monument.
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Graf Spee
South American
Montevideo
River Plate
Adolf Hitler
Hans Langsdorf
Ger
Uruguay
Webster County Farmer Killed In Car Accident
Robertson Lanzo Cogar 22, a Removal farmer, died when the car he rode in overturned near Web Removal and Diana. Driver Trooper G F Parsons is jailed in Webster County on involuntary manslaughter charges awaiting preliminary hearing.
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Websfr
Springs
Dec
Robert Lanzo Cogar
Farmer
Diana
Watte
G. F. Parsons
Webster County
Bad Weather Spares Finns In Soviet Front
Weather and poor visibility grounded most air activity as Soviet planes avoided major action while land forces pushed more than 80 miles into central Finland. Izvestia called the U S S R’s League ouster a free hand, Pravda accused U.S. influence in Latin America, and the article notes a closed League assembly with an American observer.
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Moscow
Finland
Izvestia
League of Nations
Communist Party
Pravda
United States
Edgar
Repre
Yugoslav Leader Slaii in Battle With Police
Belgrade reports Dr Edo Markovitch director general of the State Export Society was killed in a pistol duel with police during dawn raids seeking evidence of foreign sponsorship of Communist demonstrations. His daughter, student at Belgrade University, was arrested for leading a student demonstration that left two dead and 30 wounded. A servant said the director mistook police for bandits and fired in self defense. Authorities investigated Communist activities alleged financed with German funds.
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Belgrade
Edo Markovitch
Yugoslav State Export Society
Markovitch
Belgrade University
Germany
Finns Smash Soviet Drive On Ladoga Front
Finnish communique reports heavy Soviet attempts to breach the Mannerheim line repulsed by field guns. Destruction of 30 tanks over Friday and Saturday noted, including three 30-ton land battleships. Russians surrounded near Tolvajarvi and Suomussalmi as 10 000-man formations faced Finland on Tolvajarvi and Suomussalmi fronts.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Helsinki
Mannerheim
Finland
Lake Ladoga
Karalian
Salla
Petsamo
Tolvajarvi
Suomussalmi
Norway
Two More Donations To Finnish Fund Reported
Two more cash gifts to the Finnish Relief Fund Inc a nationwide drive to aid Baltic non combatants were disclosed today Mayor P F Gillispie gave 1 and H A Custer 50 cents Further donations are expected and will be accepted by local newspapers
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Finnish Relief Fund, Inc
Baltic Republic
P. F. Gillispie
H. A. Custer
Veteran Doctor Struck by Car in Camden-on-Gauley
CLARKSBURG December 18 The veteran physician L. Hill of Camden-on-Gauley Webster county is hospitalized with serious injuries after a car struck him as he stepped from a curb Hospital staff report a probable right leg fracture and severe body bruises though recovery is expected State physician was struck by four cars driven by Oriie E Smith of Dyer ta as he stepped from a curb.
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Clarksburg
L. ©. Hill
Camden-on-Gauley
Webster County
Hill
Oriie E. Smith
Dyer T
German claim four Allied ships sunk in bombers attack
Berlin reports thirty four British bombers shot down off Helgoland in the latest sea air clash. German DNB says the attack sank four merchant ships including the Pearl and Serenity and damaged three warships, with one convoy heavily scattered and crews taking to lifeboats.
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Berlin
Germany
Helgoland
Schumacher
DNB
High Command
SAS
Mother admits baby killing in Philadelphia case
A 35 year old mother, Mrs. Tillie Trelan, confessed to smothering her 20 month old son with a blanket and pillow, then dismembering and hiding the body in a closet. She later carried the torso to a cemetery, police said, amid details of the gruesome crime reported today.
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Philadelphia
James Ryan
Ryan
Tillie Trelan
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Latrobe Street
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Dixie Theatre
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Rockview
Georgia
Progressive League
Brother
Slaii
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